im thinking about selling my 89 mustand and buying a 2003 mach 1. i just need something newer with heat lmao. but before i go about doing so. what is the average life on one of these 4v 4.6 engines. cause the one im looking at has 100000miles and i dont want the engine to blow up at 150000. any help or tips are appreciated.
100K isn't terrible but it depends on if those are simply highway milage or track as well. Bone stock Mach I would say it still has some life in it but other's who have 1 will chime in lol. Either way they are sexy cars. The auto and 5 spd's have 1 different internal piece that I believe is the crankshaft but others will know for sure.
A $9000 100,000 mile Mach 1 that is stock and never (or rarely) been beat on, and is in good shape (as the OP said it was) is not at all a bad deal. You could spend a couple few thousand dollars more and get one with less miles, but it could easily be in worse shape or have been driven much harder.
And miles really don't mean much these days. LOTS of people have gone over 200k on the stock Mustang motor. I have a buddy with a 04 Mach 1 that daily drove it for over 150,000 miles with full bolt ons, 150 shot, gears, built transmission and 3800 stall. He made over 1000 passes at the drag strip, on top of the 150,000 miles, before he finally spun a bearing (on the stock bottom end). That is a testament to just how reliable these cars are, even with some miles on them.
OP, if it is in really good cosmetic shape, mostly stock (indicating it hasn't been drive but so hard), and the maintenance has been kept up with it, I'd gladly give $9000 for a Mach. Clean ones are becoming harder and harder to come across.
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